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Yes, Holy Be Thy Resting Place

By Emily Bronte

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Yes, holy be thy resting place     Wherever thou may'st lie;     The sweetest winds breathe on thy face,     The softest of the sky.     And will not guardian Angles send     Kind dreams and thoughts of love,     Though I no more may watchful bend     Thy longed repose above?     And will not heaven itself bestow     A beam of glory there     That summer's grass more green may grow,     And summer's flowers more fair?     Farewell, farewell, 'tis hard to part     Yet, loved one, it must be:     I would not rend another heart     Not even by blessing thee.     Go! We must break affection's chain,     Forget the hopes of years:     Nay, grieve not - willest thou remain     To waken wilder tears     This herald breeze with thee and me,     Roved in the dawning day:     And thou shouldest be where it shall be     Ere evening, far away.

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About Emily Bronte

Emily Brontë (1818–1848) was an English novelist and poet best known for "Wuthering Heights." Her poetry—intense, visionary, and often exploring themes of nature, death, and spiritual longing—was praised by critics after her early death at age 30.

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